Pharmacy Admin (PADM)

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PADM 5538 Independent Problems in Pharmacy Administration: 1-4 semester hours.

Independent study of various topics in pharmacy administration. May be repeated.

PADM 5554 Pharmacy Management I: 2 semester hours.

Principles of organization, management and financial analysis as applied to the practice of pharmacy. PREREQ: PPRA 5519.

PADM 5556 Pharmacy Management II: 2 semester hours.

Problems of management, merchandising, and salesmanship, applied to community pharmacy. PREREQ: PHAR 5554.

PADM 5599 Experimental Course: 1-6 semester hours.

The content of this course is not described in the catalog. Title and number of credits are announced in the Class Schedule. Experimental courses may be offered no more than three times with the same title and content. May be repeated.

PADM 6601 Graduate Seminar in Pharmacy Administration: 1 semester hour.

Discussion of current research and theories in pharmacy administration. May be repeated.

PADM 6603 Advanced Pharmacy Law: 3 semester hours.

Requirements of federal laws influencing the practice of pharmacy, including selected recent cases. PREREQ: PPRA 5519 or permission of instructor.

PADM 6605 Research Methods in Pharmacy Administration: 3 semester hours.

Methods in research design and analysis utilized in pharmacy administration research. PREREQ: Graduate level statistics course.

PADM 6610 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy Practice: 3 semester hours.

Examination of sociological and psychological concepts and theories as applied to the practice of pharmacy. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.

PADM 6612 Ethics for Health Professionals: 3 semester hours.

Examination of ethical issues that arise in the provision of health care. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.

PADM 6624 Advanced Pharmacy Management I: 3 semester hours.

Principles of operation and management encountered in the drug distribution process. PREREQ: One year of accounting or permission of instructor.

PADM 6626 Advanced Pharmacy Management II: 3 semester hours.

Case studies of problems encountered in pharmacy management. PREREQ: PADM 6624.

PADM 6630 Advanced Drug Marketing: 3 semester hours.

Approaches and methods of marketing as applied to pharmacy and the drug distribution process.

PADM 6632 Medical Economics: 3 semester hours.

Examination of the market forces encountered in the medical care system.

PADM 6634 Advanced Pharmacy Administration I: 3 semester hours.

An integration of socio-behavioral and management principles into an advanced consideration of pharmacy administration.

PADM 6635 Advanced Pharmacy Administration II: 3 semester hours.

A continuation of PADM 6634, this course further explores issues in the discipline of pharmacy administration.

PADM 6649 Research in Pharmacy Administration: 1-2 semester hours.

Research problems ancillary to the thesis project. May be repeated. Graded S/U. PREREQ: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.

PADM 6650 Thesis Research: 1-10 semester hours.

1-10 Credits. May be repeated. Graded S/U.

PADM 6691 Topical Seminar in Pharmacy Administration: 2-4 semester hours.

Examination of selected topics in pharmacy administration. May be repeated.

PADM 6699 Experimental Course: 1-6 semester hours.

The content of this course is not described in the catalog. Title and number of credits are announced in the Class Schedule. Experimental courses may be offered no more than three times with the same title and content. May be repeated.